Cabinet-closet.



.0. F. MERRIMAN. CABINET CLOSET.

APPLIGATION IILBIJ JAN. 27. 1913.

1,098,285. Pa ented May 26, 1914.

WITNESSES ATTORNEY UNITED STATES ATE 1' CHARLES F. MERRIMAN, 0F MINNEAEOLIS, MINNESOTA.

CABINET-CLOSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 26, 1914.

Application filed January 27, 1913. Serial No. 744,513.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES F. Manni- MAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Cabinetfiloset, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in minimized, and the piling of the fecal matter in the central part of the receptacle will be prevented, thus more fully utilizing the whole area of the receptacle and obtaining a more satisfactory effect of the antiseptic solution.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will appear in the following description.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims; it being understood that various changes in the form, propcrtiongsize and minor details of construction maybe made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanylng draw1ng:Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through the excrement receptacle and the cabinet or casing in which it is shown positioned. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 22 through the receptacle shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the ball float and its associated parts.

Referring to the drawing, which illustrates the preferred embodiment of my invention, 5 designates the excrement receptacle, which is shown rectangular in its general shape having an open top, and is preferably constructed of a ,suitable rust-proof metal. The front end 6 of the receptacle is outwardly curved or rounded, and the up- .per edges of the opposite sides are inclined slightly from the front end to the rear end.

Near the top of the front and rear ends, the

receptacle is furnished with handles '7 t facilitate carrying.

In order to better illustrate the use and merits of the receptacle itis shown mounted in a toilet cabinet-closet of the design and construction shown in the patent of Dan B. Eastman, dated Jan. 14, 1918, but the features hereinafter described which constitute the present invention, may be employed in connection with any receptacle or any construction of cabinet closet.

Positioned centrally intermediate of the sides of the receptacle 5 adjacent the front or rounded end 6 is a vertical fiat narrow guide or standard 8, which extends from the bottom nearly to the top of the receptacle;

The guide has its lower end bent at right angles and secured to the bottom of the rcceptacle. Near the bottom of the receptacle is a horizontal brace 9, which is connected at one end to the inside of the rounded front end 6 of the receptacle and at its other to the guide 9.

Vertically movable on the guide .8 is a loop or slide 10, the eye of which is oblong in plan view and corresponds in shape to. the guide so as to beheld from rotation. The slide at its inner end carries a recta'ngular' frame 11, wh ch is lmmovably secured or anchored cen trally in a short cyllndrical auxillary float 12 of cork or other buoyant material, preferably of a length sufficient to cover the frame.

Positioned in the receptacle 5 and near the center thereof and directly in vertical alinement with the opening of the seat 14 of the closet-is a hollow metal globe or ball float 13, and diametrically secured in the ball float is a spindle 15', which projects outwardly some distance beyond the float. The spindle is rounded and of small diameter, and at its outer or free end is furnished with an enlarged head 16. A curved guard or support 17 has its peripheral edge connected to the float about the spindle, and is centrally provided with an aperture through which the spindle projects and is tightly engaged by the said guard. The spindle extends centrally through the opposite ends of the frame 11 with its head 16 within the loop 10. The inner ends of the sides-ofthe loop or slide 10 adjacent their point of juncture with the frame 11 are bent slightly inwardly at 10 toward each other to overhang the head 16 of the spindle and thus prevent any appreciable longitudinal movement of the spindle. By this arrangement the slide 10 and its frame 11 and the spindle 15 and the globe float 13 are lineally arranged with respect to each other along or over the longitudinal medial line of the receptacle in a direction away from the guide 8. The guide, its brace and the slide and its fame, as well as the globe float and its spindle, are preferably constructed of some suitable non-corrodible material.

In practice an antiseptic liquid of the desired strength and kind is poured into the receptacle 5 until it is several inches deep therein, when the globe float l3 and the auxiliary float 12 will float on the liquid in a substantially horizontal position and hold the slide 10 in a like position so it will not bind on the guide 8. The ball float is so positioned in the receptacle that it will always be directly beneath the hole in the seat, as the slide is held from rotation but permits the ball float to rise in a vertical plane as the height of the liquid is raised owing to its displacement by the fecal matter. The brace 9 is so positioned with respect to the bottom of the receptacle that, when the latter is empty, the slide will contact with the brace and be held substantially horizontal so that it will not be necessary to make any adjust ments when pouring in the antiseptic solution.

The advantages of this structure are obvious, in that an antiseptic solution can be used with the positive assurance that the person or clothes of the one using the cabinet will not be spattered with the solution, and further the sound or splash of the excrement striking the liquid will be obviated or greatly reduced. Also by reason of the rotation of the ball float caused by the fecal matter striking it, the piling of the fecal matter in the center of the receptacle will be prevented, since it is intercepted by the ball float and thrown either to one side or the other, thus insuring that the entire capacity of the re ceptacle will be utilized and the antiseptic solution used to its fullest extent.

hat is claimed is:

1. in a cabinet closet, a seat having an opening, an excrement receptacle designed to contain a liquid, a rotary deflecting ball pivotally mounted in the said receptacle and supported by the liquid and adapted to rise with the increasing height of the same and located at the surface of the water beneath the said opening in position to deflect the excrement and be rotated by the same before the excrement strikes the water.

2. In a cabinet closet, a seat having an opening, an excrement receptacle designed to contain a liquid, a single substantially vertical guide arranged within the receptacle, and a rotatable deflecting float slidably connected with the guide so as to rise with the increasing height of the liquid and located at the surface of the same directly below the seat opening in position to defleet the excrement before the same strikes the water.

3. In a cabinet closet, a seat having an opening, an excrement receptacle designed to contain a liquid, a guide arranged within the receptacle at the front thereof in ad vance of the seat opening, a slide mounted on the guide and extending rearwardly therefrom, and a rotatable float pivotally connected with the slide and adapted to rise with the increasing height of the liquid and located at the surface of the same directly beneath the seat opening so as to deflect excrement before the same strikes the water.

4. In a cabinet closet, a seat having an opening, an excrement receptacle designed to contain a liquid, a single substantially vertical guide arranged within the receptacle at the front thereof in advance of the seat opening, a slide movable upwardly and downwardly on the guide, and a rotary deflecting float pivotally connected to the slide and adapted to rise with the increasing height of the liquid and located at the surface of the same directly below the seat opening in position to deflect excrement before the same strikes the water.

5. In an excrement receptacle, a substantially vertical guide positioned in the receptacle, a loop slidably mounted on the guide, a frame carried by the loop, a stationary float carried by the frame, a ball float, and a spindle projecting outwardly from the last-mentioned float, said spindle being pivotally mounted in said frame.

6. In an excrement receptacle, a substan tially vertical guide positioned in the receptacle, a slide vertically movable on the guide, a stationary float carried by the slide, and a ball float pivotally connected to said stationary float and arranged at one side thereof.

7. In an excrement receptacle, a substantially vertical guide positioned adjacent one end of the receptacle, a slide vertically movable upon the guide, a horizontal brace p0- sitioned near the bottom of the receptacle and connected to the guide and the receptacle, said brace being adapted to limit the downward movement of the slide, and a float pivotally connected to the slide.

8. In an excrement receptacle, a substantially vertical guide positioned between the sides of the receptacle adjacent one end thereof, a loop slidably but I1011-10t li32ll3lV mounted on the guide, a ball float positioned in the receptaclelbeyond the loop, and a pivotal connection between the float and the loop.

9. In an excrement receptacle, a substantially vertical guide positioned in the receptacle, a loop slidably mounted on the guide, a frame carried by the loop, a stationary float secured to the frame, a ball float, a spindle projecting outwardly from the ball float, said spindle being pivotally mounted in the frame, said floats being in horizontal alinement.

10. In combination with a receptacle adapted to contain a liquid, and a seat for the same having an opening, a rotatable deflecting ball float arranged within the receptacle and supported by the liquid and adapted to rise and fall with the height of the same within the receptacle and located directly below the seat opening and arranged so as to deflect excrement before the same strikes the water, and means located beyond the seat opening for guiding the float in its upward and downward movement.

11. In combination with a receptacle adapted to contain a liquid, and a seat for the same having an opening, a ball float rotatable on a horizontal axis and arranged within the receptacle and supported by the liquid so as to rise and fall with the height of the Same within the receptacle and located beneath the seat opening in position to deflect excrement before the same strikes the water, and means for guiding the float in its vertical movement.

12. In combination with a receptacle and a seat for the same, a ball float arranged within the receptacle in line with the opening of the seat, means for mounting the float so as to permit it to rise and fall with the height of the liquid within the receptacle, said float being arranged in substantially a horizontal position and constructed to rotate on a horizontal axis, and a stationary float arranged at one side ofthe ball float in the same horizontal plane and connected therewith.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. MERRIMAN.

Witnesses:

L. T. STROMMER, B. EISENSTADT.

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